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BATTERY POST CONNECTOR

  • US 20110076888A1
  • Filed: 06/03/2008
  • Published: 03/31/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/04/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A battery monitoring system for use with a battery used to power electronic devices within a vehicle, the system comprising:

  • a terminal adapter having a first compressively tightened connection at one end to electrically connect to a post of the battery and a second compressively tightened connection at another end to connect to a non-conducting portion of a cable, the cable being used to carry energy between the battery and the vehicle;

    a shunt attached at one end to the terminal adapter and at another end to a conducting portion of the cable;

    a battery monitoring circuit configured to measure a voltage drop between at least two separate portions of the shunt.

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